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[betheman]

I will put things here soon. And....INFO....

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video;

[machismost]

[ Kirishima, after some consideration, decides to go with a video. It's how a man speaks to another man, after all, face to face even if it is from afar. He's an older teenager in some workout casual clothes, a plain tee and some basketball shorts, hunched to address the camera. His hair is spiked with two prominent hair 'horns' over his brow, black roots reaching up into cherry red. ]

Yo!

[ He greets with a little smile, though it seems a bit hesitant. It's still enough to show every tooth in his mouth seems to be sharp like a shark's. ]

Gogenzaka, I'm Kirishima. This is really late, but I saw your network post about Rockets a while back and...

Are you okay, dude? Like, I've never seen anybody be outright and say they got recruited to Team Rocket before. I know they must get offworlders in their ranks, I just never knew how or what that was even like.

And I gotta guess they hate people talking out about them at all so I just... [ He clenches a fist. ] IT WAS TOTALLY MANLY! PLEASE DON'T BE DEAD!!!

i cant wait for kirishima to learn that this boy is -four years younger- than him

[betheman]

[Gongenzaka's reply takes just a bit of time to come in- it can't be that he's actually dead right...right?!?!

But no! There he is, alive and well- turning on the screen from what looks to be...is that Moo Moo? And he's wearing wintery clothes and clearly just helping out on the farm now!

And he looks almost bashful actually-] Hello, this is Gongenzaka! And I...

[Are his eyes watering!?] I, the man Gongenzaka, am so honored to hear these words..! I assure you, I am not dead! [he shouts through triumphant tears.] In fact, I have reunited with friends from home, and we have temporarily taken up employment in the country while I, the man Gongenzaka, and Yuuya as well, adjust!

I am alright however- I received help, and have since then been training myself and my pokemon as well!

SAME

[machismost]

[ Kirishima here would readily recognize Moo Moo Farm, having purchased a Pokemon there and also having thrown off his shirt for a Tauros race in the last year! He's also very recently been there as a kind of emotional therapy since one of his friends went into a coma. Anyway! He definitely recognizes where the other is.

Oh! The guy's eyes are watering. In this strong face that Gongenzaka has, Kirishima believes it must be a fit of passion and not weakness that makes him brim up. The triumphant shouting reassures him of this. He straightens up, grins with his sharp teeth, and flashes a thumbs-up. ]

Glad to hear it, man! You seemed strong, so I was only worried because those jerks Team Rocket have a bunch of people! No one man's as strong as a whole army!

I'm so glad you've got friends from home here! I don't even know what I'd have done without mine and I didn't even have to deal with Team Rocket for a few months!

Team Rocket hasn't messed with you since your message, though?

[betheman]

Hmm!! Indeed not! Though that will not stop one from doing their best to match it! [he proclaims easily, grinning widely.] They have not however- while I, the man Gongenzaka, encountered one agent some time after leaving, they have not sent more since. I expect it is because of how brief I was with them...what knowledge I have of them is too little to worry about, [he admits freely, shaking his head.]

Still, it was...unexpected, to fight through not fists, but instead fire and poison, [he mutters somewhat darkly. What a mess! But also, is he saying he went through that many pokemon attacks!?!]

[machismost]

A few people seem like they really got caught up with Team Rocket. I mean I've come across agents who didn't seem happy about what they were doin'... This is definitely a kinda proof for me, but I'm wondering why anyone wouldn't just try to leave..

Wait. Are you saying you left with Pokemon attacking you?

[ That's one hellova taboo. ]

[betheman]

Hm! Of course! I did not strike back against them, but it would have been unforgivable if I, the man Gongenzaka, allowed their attacks to stop me from leaving as well!!

[holy shit dude]

...Though I was required to replace much of what I had been wearing afterward...

[machismost]

... I just wanna understand I'm hearin' you right.

You ran out of a bunch of poison and fire attacks from Pokemon and Rocket still... sent you some kinda bill for the clothes they burned through?

[betheman]

Oh! No, of course not! In fact beyond one single trainer who attempted to force my return through strange personal loyalty, they have not done anything at all!

However my clothes were in no condition to be worn following the escape...

[Fire and poison. Fire and Poison...]

[machismost]

[ Calculating, processing... ]

THAT'S SO MANLY!!!! HOLY CRAP!!

[ He wants to try that ghost-pepper skin challenge now, of course... But second best is: ]

I wanna spar so bad with you at some point dude! But I also wanna make sure you're good. What's your team looking like right now?

Action | Dated to the 14th

[hippocarnival]

[Yuya did not catch Gongenzaka before he went off to train. Sleeping won out in the end, but it's just as well as he's sure he'll catch him at some point during the day.

So when Yuya does finally rouse, he decides to take Yuzu her gift first and hope that, when he returns, it'll be before Gongenzaka does any post-training clean up and heading out for the day. He'd rather not have to hunt him down.

He knocks on the bedroom door before sticking his head in.] Gongenzaka? You in here?

[betheman]

[Yuuya, it seems, is Phenomenally lucky; part of the training regimen occasionally involves meditation, and Gongenzaka is doing just that today.

Yes there's also salts burning on his shoulders but that's fine, that's normal.

Do not panic.

...

Please.]

[hippocarnival]

[Oh.

Well, Yuya slides into the doorway slowly, leaving it ajar to keep quiet as he tiptoes around to his bed. As silently as he can manage he pulls a small wrapped box out of his open backpack, before carefully approaching Gon. He lowers to his knees, right in front of him, and waits in silence.

This is not to be polite.]

[betheman]

[....He might be. Waiting a while. Or at least a few minutes. However long it takes to think, hey wait someone else is he-]

Hmnn..?

[He opens one eye, and-] GH-!

[DID NOT EXPECT ANYONE-] Yuuya-!

[hippocarnival]

[Yuya's not normally one for patience, but in this he manages to keep quiet and still for the most satisfyingly payoff--making The Man almost jump out of his skin when he opens his eyes.

Yuya grins, too brightly for the amount of mischief he's getting up to. The present continues to sit in his lip] Morning, Gongenzaka! How's training?

[betheman]

Mnhg-!

[And Yuuya wonders where his yamper gets it.] It is going well enough....I, the man Gongenzaka, was finishing with a meditative close, [he coughs, getting over his shock.]

Though you did not have to be so quiet in coming in..!

[hippocarnival]

I didn't want to interrupt. [Does Gon really believe that though.]

Oh, but I have something for you. [He leans back and holds up the box in both hands.] Since you gave me something for Christmas. Happy... Valentine's?

[betheman]

Well, of that you can be sure that you did not! [Even if it scared the crap out of him. Gongenzaka blinks at the box as it's presented however, and then jumps.]

Mnh! You bought chocolate for me, Yuuya?

[oh god his internal clock has been off the whole time he forgot about valentines day oh no]

Action | Ssssometime in September

[hippocarnival]

[Organizing his pack is when Yuya most often remembers the Breeder's guide that was found in it. A little beat up from being pushed around by things all the time... and he's still never read it in its entirety.

He pulls out out, giving it a thoughtful look before he turns from where he's sitting to hold it up in view of Gongenzaka.] Hey, have you ever read this?

[betheman]

Hmn?

[Gongenzaka turns.......................................and blinks.]

I, the man Gongenzaka, have never seen that book.

...What is it?

[Yes, it's being held in sight, but also, Yuuya's hand is covering the spine and part of the cover, so.]

[hippocarnival]

The Pokemon Breeding manual. You do that now, right? [In theory. In practice, either of them have really been that dedicated to it.] You didn't get one when you went to get your ID?

[betheman]

[Gongenzaka shakes his head.] Auh, not at all! They simply updated my registration, and left it as is. Curiously in fact, it appeared to simply have an 'error' in the card...

Regardless, I, the man Gongenzaka, was not given any further supplies.

[hippocarnival]

Huh. [That seems... not very helpful. Maybe they thought he was always supposed to be a breeder? And not a secret criminal.]

Here. [Yuya makes a swinging motion before tossing the book Gon's way.] You can have mine. I'm not using it right now.

[He hasn't skimmed more than the first couple chapters.]

[betheman]

Truly?

[...wait]

.....Yuuya...How much of this have you already read..?

[hippocarnival]

I read some of it. [He waves a hand.] It's fine! We can share. We're together all the time anyway.

[betheman]

Hmmmmm...

[Well...] I, the man Gongenzaka, suppose that is true...

[Also this way at least Yuuya will Have to learn something...]

...However, how much is some?

[no he will never let this rest]